Retreat to Rest in Order to Be Filled

After rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. -Mark 1:35 The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2018, I was still a wreck from my dad passing away earlier that year. Our family typically trekked over to my in-laws for a Thanksgiving meal, but […]

You’re Not Done Yet: The Gift of Waiting

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 Signing off from my online tutoring job earlier this month, I set aside my computer, unsure how this “writing thing” was going to look moving forward. When I set out to write a book two years ago, […]

Combating Anxiety & Depression In Isolation

It’s easy for anyone to get sucked into feeling lonely or depressed when messages of “social distancing” and “go home” are constantly bombarding us. I’ve felt my own emotions fluctuate drastically from day to day and moment to moment. It’s strange, and yet it’s all so real.

How do we combat the feelings of being alone when we are physically alone or isolated from others?